David Smerdon

David is a behavioural and development economist. He received his PhD from the University of Amsterdam in 2017 and will take up a position at the University of Queensland as an Assistant Professor later this year. Prior to his studies, David worked as a policy analyst for the Australian Department of Treasury, and was also briefly a professional chess player.

“The quality of students has improved enormously:” In 2015, Nobel Laureate Edmond Fischer spoke to science historian Ralph Burmester about his first experience of the Lindau Meetings and their development since the early 1990s. ow.ly/8BFy30iqohF@DeutschesMuseum#LiNo15